[Voterescue] [Fwd: IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT IN OHIO ]

[Karen Renick]

/*The following has just been brought to our attention by Kathleen Wynne:*/
 
*An extremely important development has occurred that goes to the heart 
of how totally broken the system truly is, which will negatively impact 
the election reform movement, if not immediately responded to. *
 
The Ohio Democratic Party has ousted Ohio State Senator Teresa Fedor 
from her position as Minority Leader. Fedor was a pioneer in the Ohio 
State Legislature for bringing the dangers of electronic voting to the 
table  (back when it wasn't cool to talk about such things) and led the 
debate on this subject in Ohio. 
 
Following is an e-mail from Susan Truitt, Founder of election reform 
group, CASE Ohio, explaining in detail what's going on in Ohio:
 
*
*Please WRITE - EMAIL - CALL Ohio Dem Leaders - contact info below**
 
     The Ohio Democratic Party has ousted staunch election reform 
advocate, State Senator Teresa Fedor, from her position as Minority 
Leader. Senator Fedor was sounding the alarm regarding the unsafe nature 
of touch screen voting machines (DREs) years before most people had ever 
heard of them. Her removal as the leader of the Democrats in the Ohio 
Legislature is a dramatic blow to the election reform movement in Ohio. 
She has worked tirelessly for years for election reform, first as a 
State Representative and then as a State Senator.
 
     Among other things, Senator Fedor spearheaded the 2004 Joint 
Committee on Ballot Security, which, with the help of CASE Ohio members, 
prevented the purchase of any new DREs in Ohio prior to the 2004 
election. She invited many computer experts, and others, to testify 
before the Committee, educating not only the legislature, but also the 
public, about the dangers of DREs. She introduced and passed the Bill 
requiring paper on any voting machine. But she has not stopped there - 
she has continued to advocate for voting rights and voting reform for years.
 
     She was also instrumental in exposing the Thomas Noe scandal in 
Lucas County - (see
http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2005/10/noe-indicted-for-helping-steal-2004.html ), 
and the scandal of Congressman Bob Ney, who, unfortunately, pushed 
through HAVA (Help America Vote Act) before he was embroiled in his scandel.
 
     Who is behind her removal from power and why? Who expressly and 
tacitly approved it?
 
     Why, with only only months to go before a Presidential 
election, have the Dems removed from a leadership position the one 
Legislator who has devoted herself to election reform?!? Especially in 
the key state of Ohio?
 
     Is this move driven by those who do not buy in to the grave nature 
of the election system in Ohio, and in the entire U.S.? Is it more 
insidious than that? This move clearly indicates that there are Ohio 
Democrats in key leadership positions who are unaware of the dire 
situation regarding the unreliable, unverifiable, and untrustworthy 
DREs. To oust Senator Fedor as a party leader, after her years of 
devotion and unflagging work, is an abomination.
 
     Who will lead the election reform charge, now?
 
*Write, email, and call the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, Chris 
Redfern, and ask him:*
 
*Chris Redfern
*77 S. High St
10th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 644-6011
Fax : (614) 719-6980
Email Address: district80 at ohr.state.oh.us 
<http://us.f387.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=district80@ohr.state.oh.us>
 
*Write, email, and call the Chief Legal Counsel for the Governor, Kent 
Markus, who also serves as the Chief of State-Legislative Relations, and 
ask him*:
 
*Kent Markus*
*kent.markus at governor.ohio.gov 
<http://us.f387.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=kent.markus@governor.ohio.gov> 
*
*kmarkus at law.capital.edu 
<http://us.f387.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=kmarkus@law.capital.edu> *
Office of Governor Ted Strickland
77 South High Street
30th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-6117
Phone:614/466-3555
Fax:614/466-9354
Capitol Phone:614/466-2000
 
*EVEN IF YOU DO NOT LIVE IN OHIO - IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ELECTION 
REFORM, Call, Email, and Write them* */now/ and /demand some answers/* 
about why Senator Fedor has been punished for her years of exemplary 
service to the State of Ohio and to the issue of election reform.
 
Regards,
 
Susan Truitt
 
 
 

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